New Routes youth mentoring partners ethnic minority young people, often asylum seekers and refugees, aged 14 – 22, with trained local young people, to support educational achievement and promote cross-cultural friendship and understanding.
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The project has been running since October 2007 and supports around 10-15 mentor/mentee partnerships. We go on regular project outings to places of local interest and have termly, whole-project get-togethers to enjoy international cuisine and discuss future plans and new directions.
Mentors receive project-specific training in refugee issues as well as peer mentor training. We have monthly mentor meeting and supervision sessions as well as on-going, additional training support for all volunteers. Volunteers make a 6-month commitment to weekly, one-to-one partnership meetings.
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